Winter can feel dreary and unending for all of us gardeners. Pruning trees and shrubs, with an emphasis on their winter appearance, is...

With the growing season behind us, we often use the winter to reflect and plan for the next year. Planning involves annual bed design,...

When we think of conifers, we typically imagine evergreen trees like pines, spruces, and firs—those steadfast symbols of winter...

The native of the month for November (and our last native plant feature of 2024) is a cultivar of Arborvitae Thuja occidentalis...

September’s Native of the Month at Wellfield is one of the most underrated flowers in the surrounding area: Blue Wood Aster, also known...

The native plant of the month for August at Wellfield Botanic Gardens is the compass plant, or Silphium laciniatum. Compass plant is a...

Purple loosestrife (Lythrum salicaria) is an invasive species native to Europe and Asia which can be described as a perennial with a...

Phlox paniculata, also known as Garden Phlox or Tall Phlox, is an herbaceous perennial native to the eastern and central United States....

Ailanthus altissima, more commonly known as Tree-of-Heaven, is an invasive species growing across the United States. This deciduous tree...

June’s Native of the Month: Baptisia australis The perennial Baptisia australis, with the common name blue false indigo, is June’s native...

The spongy moth (Lymantria dispar), formerly known as gypsy moth, has been a problem species in the United States since they were...

There are many types of mulch for garden use; each one has its own benefits and could be the best type of mulch for your future project....

We’ve enjoyed a fairly mild spring and are seeing many of our plants come into bloom; many of them are early! With all the attention on...

Gardening is an art to me like music, painting, or photography are to others. Unlike the aforementioned forms of art, in gardening, the...

For our August native plant, we are highlighting Swamp Rose Mallow (Hibiscus Moscheutos). If you have ever seen this plant with its...

Here at Wellfield Botanic Gardens, we have two gardens with vegetable beds: one in the Sensory Garden, and the other in the Children’s...

There are roughly 50 species of Liatris native to North America, but today I’m going to talk about one in particular. Liatris spicata,...

Each summer, we look forward to seeing Monarch butterflies dancing about the native prairie in the Children’s Garden, or perched atop the...

Wellfield’s native plant of the month for June is the tulip tree. The tulip tree ( Liriodendron tulipifera ) can be found in its native...

Here at Wellfield Botanic Gardens, we have multiple species of plants we started in the greenhouse from seed. These plants were started...